To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the iconic film THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Meredith Braun, who played Belle and sang 'When Love Is Gone' in the film, has re-recorded the song as the title track of her new solo album. 'When Love Is Gone' is released today on CD, Download and Streaming.
Five years following the release of
Meredith Braun's critically acclaimed debut album 'Someone Else's Story',
Meredith returns with her new solo album, 'When Love Is Gone'. The title for the release comes from the
Paul Williams song
Meredith performed in the iconic film 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' opposite Michael Caine. Meredith's new 2017 recording of 'When Love Is Gone' marks the first time she has performed the song since recording the original version for the 1992 film soundtrack.
Reflecting on 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' and 'When Love Is Gone',
Meredith commented: "I had no idea when I filmed 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' that it would become such a big part of my life. It never even occurred to me when we filmed it that it would come back every Christmas. My children have grown up with it and so often I meet people who say it's their favourite film. It was an absolute honour to work with legendary composer
Paul Williams who is one of loveliest people I've been lucky enough to collaborate with. I loved singing 'When Love Is Gone' in 1992 and had no idea it would become subject of so much debate after being cut from the film! It was important for me to include it in the story of my new album because it's a very clear moment of decision in the narrative of the song cycle. I'm even more delighted that my 13-year-old son Tiger Braun-White plays the cello on the new recording. It's been a joy revisiting this song, particularly as the film celebrates its 25th anniversary this year."
The new album 'When Love Is Gone' takes the form of a narrative song cycle, based around both specially selected material and original songs. The material featured ranges from musical theatre to singer-songwriter ballads, brought together by Meredith's own self-penned and elegantly crafted musical arrangements. Songs featured include a heart-rending interpretation of Stephen Sondheim's 'With So Little To Be Sure Of', a rare and unique cover of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'There's Me' (from the original production of 'Starlight Express', arr. James McConnel) Barry Manilow's evocatively tragic composition 'Sandra' and the premiere studio recording of Agnetha Fältskog's powerful and passionate solo ABBA song 'I'm Still Alive'. New material is represented by two compositions written by
Meredith ('Hold Me' and 'Everything That's Me') and 'The Rules', a hauntingly dramatic original song written especially for the album by musical theatre writers Stephen Keeling and Shaun McKenna.
The release of 'When Love Is Gone' begins a new chapter in Meredith Braun's performing career. As a leading West End performer since 1990, Meredith's illustrious theatre credits include originating such roles as 'Betty Schaeffer' in 'Sunset Boulevard', 'Lily' in the RSC's 'The Secret Garden' and playing both 'Eponine' in 'Les Misérables' and 'Christine' in 'The Phantom of the Opera'.
For more information on Meredith visit: http://www.meredithbraun.co.uk
MEREDITH BRAUN - WHEN LOVE IS GONE
1. REAL EMOTIONAL GIRL (Randy Newman)
2. THERE'S ME (Andrew Lloyd Webber / Richard Stilgoe)(from 'Starlight Express')
3. THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE (Carly Simon)
4. WITH SO LITTLE TO BE SURE OF (Stephen Sondheim) (from 'Anyone Can Whistle')
5. THE RULES (Stephen Keeling / Shaun McKenna)
6. IF LOVE WERE ALL (Noel Coward)(from 'Bitter Sweet')
7. SANDRA (Barry Manilow / Enoch Anderson)
8. HOLD ME (Meredith Braun)
9. TRY TO REMEMBER / NO MORE (Tom Jones / Harvey
Schmidt / Stephen Sondheim) (from 'The Fantasticks' / 'Into The Woods')
10. WHEN LOVE IS GONE - NEW 2017 RECORDING (Paul Williams) (from 'The Muppet Christmas Carol')
11. EVERYTHING THAT'S ME (Meredith Brau
n)12. I'M STILL ALIVE (Agnetha Fältskog / Björn Ulvaeus)13. OLD FRIEND (Nancy Ford / Gretchen Cryer) (from 'I'm Getting My Act Together And Taking It On The Road')14. COME THE WILD, WILD WEATHER (Noel Coward) (from 'Waiting In The Wings')
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